Diseases by means of galvanism



JonNn HATTING, 'OFNEW YORK, n. Y.; AssIeNon To Hr-MsELF AND STEPHENSHERLOCK, i on SAME PLACE. Y

Letters paient No. 104,587,11ctcd.TuneQL 18.7.0.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and Vmaking part o!the saine.'

" mueven/mur* nir APFARATUS non TREATING n'rsmsns BY MEANS' or'GALYANISM.

1,.Ionn BAPTIST Hamme, ot` NewYork, countyA of New York, State of NewYork, have invented an ImprovedApparatus for Treating Diseases by Gal--vanism, of which thefo'llowing is a specification.

` Natura and Object of Invention. d -My `invention relatcstoapparatusfoiv treating diseases, or disorders,by'galvanism, and l My inventionconsists of 'a plate or platform, for the .reception of the patient,connected toone pole of a battery, a body ofmirieralwater, or' othersolution, in

which the patient is immersed, and certain immersed plates connected tothe other pole of the battery, all

. as fully dcscribed'hereaftea so that the patient can be' readily andconveniently operated upon without the enrrent being interrupted by thecontact of' the patient with the said plates.

i l clined at one endand other-vise similar in form to or` dinary metalbathing tnh.` and at each side of the tubarc two metal easings; a a,cach of which commul nicates with the intzrior oftheftub throughpcrforations or openings, c 0.@ The tub and its easing are inelosed in asuitable wooden box, B, and along the hoti, tom and the .inclined andvertical ends vof the tub .extends a narrow plate, C, of copper, orothersuita- 4ble metal, which rests nponand is insulated from the tubhy anintervening strip of wood, e. 1

` Within the easing amarc suspended two metal plates, I, which areconnected to a wire, I), and tol sockets, fi, in the said platesareiittcd wooden plugs, n,

l i whichprevent the' plates from comingfin contact at i f `anypoint`with the mctalof the casings.

l n One poleof a battery is connected by a wire, s, to

the plate O, andtheopposite pole by a wire, t, tothe [yoke D,'and thetub is iilled with water, or other fluid,

l 1 `holding mineral, or other matters, in solution. The apparatus isthen ready for use.

`The patient, immersed, or partly immersed, in the fluid, rests on theplate or rest'G, and is thus brought into connection with `one pole ofthe battery, to or from which a constant current passes in the directionof the plates I.

sil-ed to produce, and tlienature of the disease, or disorder, to betreated. Y

It will be seen that hyf' placing the plates I in chambers outside ofbut. communicating with `the tub,.the

' unpleasant and injurious el'ects'resulting from contact of the body ofthe patient with such plates are avoided. I do not limit myself totheprecise construct-ion and arrangement of parts shownfasv they may bevaried. The plate .(l, for'instance, may be curved so as to fit Vcloselyto the bakand spine oi' the patient.

` K. Claims.'

1. An insulatedplate or rest, @constructed andarranged for the receptionof the patient, connected to one pole `of a battery, and surrounded by afluid con- 'taining mineral, or other matter, in solution, iu combuation with' plates I I, connected to the other pole of the battery,the whole being arranged within a tub, A, as set forth.

2. The exterior easings for the reception of the plates I I, arrangediii respect to and communicating with the tub "A, as specified.

.3. The combination and .arrangement of the per forated `tub A,-easingsa a, plates U and I, insulated material e, and connecting-wiress t, as set forth.

4. The platcsI I, provided with sockets-i, for thed.

reception oi' insulating plugs 'a n, as described.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my nametothis. specification .inthe'prescnce of two subscribing wit- '.IOHN n. HATTING.

' Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Fosrnn, EDM. F. BROWN.,

